One For The Road
By Willy Russell

Presented by ~ Unit One Theatre Co. 

This wickedly observant comedy by the author of Educating Rita and Blood Brothers, finds Dennis, on the eve of his 35th birthday, making a last ditch attempt to break away from the confines of his middle-class existence.

Imprisoned on Phase Two of the housing estate and surrounded by Tupperware parties, Weight Watchers and wife-swapping, he tries to revert to his former easy-going way of life. He reaches a breakpoint when next-door neighbours, Roger and Jane, arrive for his party carrying presents that epitomize the hated way of life.

In between giving instructions on the telephone to his parents (lost in the maze of bungalows) and keeping his vandalizing aerosol sprays hidden, Dennis attempts to pack a rucksack. When he finds that, in turn, Jane, Roger and Pauline all want to come with him, he sinks down in front of the TV, unable to make his escape.